WayForward Technologies have shared some in-progress footage from Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, featuring one of the game’s speed stages, titled “Sequins of Unfortunate Events”. You can watch the footage below.

WayForward have also discussed some other aspects of the game’s development in their most recent update. Specifically, they say that, since the scope of the game has increased with all of the added Stretch Goal content, the game will not make its planned October 2014 launch.

Really? I need to try out these older Shantae titles; should be available on the eShop, right?

Seth Rich

Yeah, they’re all there. The first one’s pretty retro, but it has its charm. There’s just something about dancing to transform into animals and explore dungeons in ways you hadn’t before that makes it so amusing. I can’t wait for pirate’s curse. It looks like the best of the three.

You’re making it all the more enticing for me now. Next time I get a eShop card, I’ll definitely buy them.

D-Omen

Play them in order! The first Shantae is kinda dated in some regards, but the ability to create save states on 3DS is a godsend. Then grab Risky’s Revenge and by the time you’re done with both, Pirate’s Curse should just be coming out. :D